Hong Kong to Host Fortune Global ForumThe 2001 Fortune Global Forum will be held in Hong Kong on May 8-10, 2001, the sponsor announced in Hong Kong Thursday."Next Generation Asia" will be the focus of the forum, as CEOs and top government officials around the world will gather to discuss and debate key issues facing multinational corporations, with a special focus on Asia. Forum participants come from all over the world, but share the challenges inherent in running complex global corporations. Discussions at the forum will take place in four types of sessions with major topics including emerging technologies, new leadership and the outlook for capital markets. "Hong Kong will be the perfect setting for heads of major international companies to talk about how quickly business is changing in Asia," said John Huey, managing editor of Fortune. "With Next Generation Asia as the theme, we'll focus not only on the leaders driving Asia into the next century, but also the styles and emerging trends shaping business in the Pacific Rim." "The Global Forum will provide a unique interactive setting for the world's most important business leaders, including CEOs of the world's largest corporations and the hottest dotcoms, to talk face to face about these issues," he said. |
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